Still sick

Trying to entice Hayden into eating ANYTHING... We left his pacifier and some reeses next to favorite- pepperoni. He's been at home from school now for 2 days straight and laying around like no tomorrow.

I don't know how he exactly does it... but this boy is able to time when he gets sick perfectly. You see, Steve and I had decided to get rid of his pacifier. He does great at school without it. He has it in the car ride right up until we get out of the car into school. We put it away and he really doesn't kick and scream anymore. But as soon as he gets home.... he tears up the house and put on his bomb-seeking vision looking for that mouth plug.

Day one was great. He would occasionally ask for it... but we would ignore him and try everything short of standing on our heads trying to change the subject. Day 2 we pick him up from school and his teacher said he was coming down with a cough. Well a runny nose and 104 fever followed that evening. Too soothe a crabby toddler...we gave it back to him.

Steve and I look to each other and say... Damn... how does he always do this at the perfect time???!!! Well Steve actually made a scientific connection of it.

Taking away the pacifier ---> stressed him out ---> lowing his immunity ---> making him more vulnerable and susceptible to illness and disease ????

Interesting.... Sounds like a something that need to be published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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